Shloka 38

अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः

Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath

Devanagari script

युद्धेन ते महादैत्य प्रसन्नोऽस्मि महान्भवान् । न दृष्टस्त्वत्समो वीरस्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे

Transliteration

yuddhena te mahādaitya prasanno'smi mahānbhavān | na dṛṣṭastvatsamo vīrastrailokye sacarācare

Translation

O great Daitya, I (Rudra/Śiva) am pleased with you for this battle. Truly you are mighty. In all the three worlds—among beings that move and those that do not—I have not seen a hero equal to you.

Word by Word

• युद्धेन: by the battle
• युद्धेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/6th), एकवचन — Genitive singular (enclitic)

• महादैत्य: O great demon
• महादैत्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादैत्य (प्रातिपदिक: महा + दैत्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — Vocative singular

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सद्/सद् + नि, past participle sense)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; कर्तृवाच्य-विशेषण

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन — Present indicative

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (particle of negation)

• दृष्टः: seen / found
• दृष्टः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दृश्, क्त-प्रत्यय past passive participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त

• त्वत्-समः: equal to you
• त्वत्-समः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्वत्समः = त्वया तुल्यः)

• वीरः: hero/warrior
• वीरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक: त्रि + लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन — Locative singular

• स-चराचरे: with all moving and unmoving beings
• स-चराचरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + चराचर (प्रातिपदिक: चर + अचर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Locative singular; अव्ययीभाव (सहितार्थ)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Rudra)
• Daitya (Mahādaitya)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace): even amid conflict, the Lord recognizes excellence and sincerity. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, Shiva as Pati is free to bestow favor when a being’s resolve, courage, and dharmic steadfastness become evident.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

It reflects Saguna Shiva’s personal, responsive nature—He engages with beings, tests them, and grants approval. Such narratives support devotional Linga-worship by presenting Shiva as accessible and capable of direct bestowal of boons and protection.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is cultivating steadiness and fearlessness through japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) before duties and challenges, offering the action to Shiva as worship (īśvara-arpaṇa-bhāva).